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Grassland Singer

Grassland Singer

Western Meadowlark sings his song while sitting on a barbed wire fence .

Western Meadowlark sings his song while sitting on a barbed wire fence .
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NIKON D850

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settings

Aperture f/9 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Sierraville, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2018

Views

384

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Awards

Peer Award

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Magnificent Capture

+7

Absolute Masterpiece

+4

Top Choice

+3

Superb Composition

+2

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Singing it's heart out......beautiful

And singing it does. Beautiful.

Wow. Such a nice shot. Beautiful.

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Aww....what a cutie...one happy bird! ; ) Great timing and capture! : )

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This is beyond cool . . . belongs in an Audubon book!

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Perfect timing! Amazing detail and edit!

Superb!!

superb clarity and detail

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Awesome shot Mark ..well done:-)

wonderful shot

Excellent shot, Mark!!

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